Mary A. "Mimi" Fullenkamp

Mary A. "Mimi" Fullenkamp, age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 10th, 2026. She lost her father at a very young age and was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, James F. Fullenkamp. Mary was the second of five children, she had an older brother Jim (Jackie) Smith, sisters, Marilyn (Lee) Good, Sally Sue (Tom) Boehm (both deceased), another brother, Ray (Pam) Smith, and the youngest, a step-sister, Sally Ann (Ned) Young. Her brothers and sisters gave her the nickname of Mimi.

Jim and Mimi had five children, Greg (Lisa), Joe (Julie), Rick (Melody), John (Nikki), and Terri (Jerry) Carr, and 11 grand children, Beth Jansen, Ethan (Mariaha) Fullenkamp, Erin (Jake) Willrich, Katie (Nathan) Wallman, Amy (Jason) Isaacson, Connor (Kirstyn), Chandler (Sarai), Stephanie (Stoni) Warwick, Jennifer (Ben) Franks, Sarah, and KC (Casey) McAlister. They also have 27 Great grand children; Landon, Theo, and Colin Jansen, Ivan Fullenkamp, Payton, Hudson, and Creighton Willrich, Kennedy, Brady, Campbell, and Makenna Wallman, Oakley, Paisley, Baya, and Oliver Isaacson, Elliot and Liam Fullenkamp, Emma Clevenger, Alex Warwick, Autumn, Samantha, and Elizabeth Franks, Madison Fullenkamp, Emery Milligan, Brylee High, Khloe Willis, and Oaklynn McAlister.

She is also survived by a niece, Debbie (Jim) Dankworth, and their children Jamie (Rusty) Hylton and Jimmy Noffsinger, and his three children, Austin, Bryce (Addison), and Aurora. There are many other nieces and nephews and extended family.

Mimi loved children and spent a lot of time babysitting for friends and family while growing up. She was a devout Catholic, she attended parochial schools for 9 years, and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1952. While working at NCR, she met Jim and they got married in 1957. After Jim got out of the Navy, they moved back to Dayton, lived in New Carlisle, and moved up to Miami Township in 1968 and immediately joined the St Henry Parish. After having the children, Jim worked mostly 2nd and 3rd shift to help supervise us and Mimi went back to work. She was a Counselor for the Journal Herald and all five children had paper routes at a very young age. Mary then worked at Standard Register and worked her way up to the Plant Manager’s Executive Secretary and later worked in sales, which she loved, she made the 100+ club twice before retiring. She enjoyed solving puzzles, playing cards, and sewing.

She taught catechism for several years and took communion each Sunday to others.

Mom would always have us kids join her in prayer whenever life had special challenges for us, such as when we were on the side of the road with car trouble, a flat tire, or during a bad thunderstorm, etc.

We always had dinner together as a family and many times after dinner, we would clear the table and play a game of hearts to see who had to wash the dishes…

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 from 9:30 am - 11:00 am at Newcomer Centerville Chapel (820 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., Dayton, OH 45459). A funeral procession to St. Henry Catholic Church (6696 N. Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH 45449) will leave the funeral home at approximately 11:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at at 11:30 am at the church. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 11:00 am at Miami Valley Memory Gardens (1639 E. Lytle Five-Points Rd., Centerville, OH 45458).

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